Art and Craft of Stonework: Dry Stacking, Mortaring, Paving, Carving, Gardenscaping - Softcover

Reed, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157990520X ISBN 13: 9781579905200

Publisher: Union Square & Co., 2003

Synopsis

More than 300 outstanding photos highlight the expressiveness of stonework from New Jersey to Nepal. “Well written and beautifully illustrated...wonderful. Shows readers a variety of techniques used to shape and place stones in their yards [and] ideas for creating paths and walls. Provides much information on actually building things.”—Library Journal.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Build for the ages with stone, a material that not only endures, but that actually becomes more beautiful with time. Whether you're constructing a wall, redesigning a garden, or adding paving, your structure will blend in naturally with its surroundings. As you accomplish a range of projects using dry-laid and mortared techniques, as well as decorative ones like carving, you'll find out how versatile working with stone is and that you can use fewer and simpler tools than with any other material and achieve spectacular results. You'll be surprised and pleased with the spectacular results you can achieve with a few simple tools and the natural beauty of stone.

From Library Journal

Stone is one of the most beautiful and enduring building materials, and to exploit its qualities one must be aware of a number of specialized techniques. Both Pleasant's and Reed's offerings will allow readers to use stone as a creative material outdoors. These titles are in some ways very similar, showing readers a variety of techniques used to shape and place stones in their yards and providing ideas for creating paths and walls. They diverge in approach and depth Pleasant's title places a greater emphasis on gardening and landscaping details such as plant selection, while Reed's provides much more information on actually building things (and, as one might guess, building with stone is a lot of work). Both titles are well written and beautifully illustrated throughout. Larger collections will want both of these wonderful books, but if libraries are forced to choose only one, then Pleasant's gets the nod because of its wider appeal to both gardeners and builders.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157990520X
• ISBN 13: 9781579905200
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176